I always kept make up simple. The
feel of cover up on my skin was an easy aversion and my freckles were never
covered up no matter how hard I tried, anyway. Mascara, eye liner and eye
shadow were my go to with some sort of lip gloss to tie it all together.
About six months before my wedding,
I started having issues with my contacts. And then a sudden onset of makeup
allergy to boot. Bulging red, stinging eyes are not fun or pretty.
I tried different brands of makeup.
Made sure my brushes were clean. Still nothing but red, swollen and stinging
eyes. Then one day I stopped. When I say me, rather it was God who answered a
prayer he put in my heart months earlier. When I looked in the mirror he
allowed me to see me in his beauty and light, the way he sees me and the way he
created me to be. I did not need makeup or contacts to feel beautiful or secure
in my looks.
I tried the contact route a few weeks ago. There are new brands and types out these days, so I thought I'd give them a whirl for fun and some change but the stinging eyes and redness returned with them. My glasses are great, any who, and less hassle and maintenance. And they serve as a little reminder of God's continued faithfulness to answered prayers.
I tried the contact route a few weeks ago. There are new brands and types out these days, so I thought I'd give them a whirl for fun and some change but the stinging eyes and redness returned with them. My glasses are great, any who, and less hassle and maintenance. And they serve as a little reminder of God's continued faithfulness to answered prayers.
Beauty is not found in magazines.
That is where Photoshop is found, along with air brushed cheeks and shiny skin.
For you are God’s masterpiece. He has created you anew in Christ Jesus, so you can do the good things he planned for you long ago. Ephesians 2:10
He made you. He made you perfectly.
You are beautiful and full of the life that God has so carefully breathed in to
your lungs to do amazing things. You have more potential than you know. Makeup
is only skin deep but truly loving who God made you to be and embracing the
skin you are in is a blessing.
I pray that you
would embrace the uniqueness that is found in the dimples on your cheeks and
the wrinkles that are starting to form around your nose and the hairs that
constantly fall out of place no matter how hard you try to train them to go the
opposite direction. I pray that you would see yourself as God created you. Past
the imperfections. Past the scars and comparisons. To the child he made you. You
were made perfectly.
Here's to true
beauty and more smiles. Less time looking in the mirror and more time spent
looking at who God is and who he created you to be.
I really appreciated this post. Especially with the heat these days, it feels like there's almost no point to putting on makeup because it just seems to melt right off anyhow. I, too, wear glasses. I tried contacts when I had my last child because he kept breaking my glasses. But it didn't work for me either. So I keep wearing the glasses. Sometimes I wonder what people think of me without any makeup or with my glasses and my plain hair. I just don't have the money to spend on expensive haircuts, styles and products. Because of your friendship and love toward me, Tiffany, I do try to remember that God's opinion of me is the only one I need to be concerned about. And when I feel those thoughts coming in about how others may see me, I remember that and know that he sees me in a way that's even better than the human eye can see...Thank you for your encouragement and optimism.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Praying for you, friend =)
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